Planet and Glow-worm: A Book for the SleeplessEdith Sitwell Macmillan & Company Limited, 1944 - 82 pages Contains poetry and extracts from drama and prose works. Includes some of Arthur Waley's translations of Chinese poetry. |
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... thou humble grass , thou new - born lily- flower , Thou gentle maid of silent valleys and of modest brooks ; For thou shalt be clothed in light , and fed with morning manna , Till summer's heat melts thee beside the fountains and the ...
... thou humble grass , thou new - born lily- flower , Thou gentle maid of silent valleys and of modest brooks ; For thou shalt be clothed in light , and fed with morning manna , Till summer's heat melts thee beside the fountains and the ...
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... thou , O little Cloud ? I fear that I am not like thee , For I walk thro ' the vales of Har , and smell the sweetest ... thou art the food of worms , O virgin of the skies , How great thy use , how great thy blessing ! Everything that ...
... thou , O little Cloud ? I fear that I am not like thee , For I walk thro ' the vales of Har , and smell the sweetest ... thou art the food of worms , O virgin of the skies , How great thy use , how great thy blessing ! Everything that ...
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... thou hast smil'd . Thou seem'dst my sister : hand in hand we went From eve to morn across the firmament . No apples could I gather from the tree , Till thou hadst cool'd their cheeks deliciously : No tumbling water ever spake romance ...
... thou hast smil'd . Thou seem'dst my sister : hand in hand we went From eve to morn across the firmament . No apples could I gather from the tree , Till thou hadst cool'd their cheeks deliciously : No tumbling water ever spake romance ...
Contents
OF GOLDEN HAIR Robert Burton | 1 |
PREFACE | 3 |
THE BREATH OF FLOWERS Francis Bacon | 17 |
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aimé amante âme Arthur Waley baiser beat the drum Beauty ben blake bird C'est CHARLES BAUDELAIRE CHORUS clept Cloud colour Contree COURTIER cristall d'une damask drum DELIO doth Dragon dyamandes Early Snow ECHO Ethiope eyes fade femmes fleur du silence fleur hypocrite flowers forrests fynden Garden of Cyrus GARDENER GEORGE PEELE GÉRARD DE NERVAL GHOST gode golden gret grete growen hair Hast thov hath Hatsuyuki heart heaven Jade kepethe KLAIUS kynde l'eau lady lond Lullay Lune morning musike night noire nuit ô rose Oothoon outen parfum Plantations pleine PRINCESS ROBERT BURTON ROBERT HERRICK Rose au cœur Rose au front rose couleur rouge SACHEVERELL SITWELL seul SITWELL sleep smale smell soleil sorrow soul sound sous springs sume sweet syde tears thee Thel thou Tombe tree vales vallies verte vertue violet Virgin voice waves weeping whan Willough wind Worm yeux